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Bombing of Dresden in Second World War 1945

The ruined Frauenkirche in Dresden after air raids, 1945

Destruction at the Dresden Neumarkt after Allied air attacks: On the site of the Frauenkirche there are only rubble and wall remains. On the monument base stood a statue of Martin Luther. Right in the background you can see the dome of the partially destroyed Arts Academy.

Cremation of bodies after the air raids on Dresden in 1945

During the heavy bombing of Dresden in the spring of 1945, thousand of people were killed. The number of victims was so great that the bodies were collected on the remaining public places, where they were doused with gasoline and burnt to reduce the risk of diseases

Dead bodies piled up to be burned following the Allied Bombing of Dresden, 13th -15th February 1945 (b/w photo)

Dead bodies piled up to be burned following the Allied Bombing of Dresden, 13th -15th February 1945 (b/w photo). c. 30,000 civilians were killed during the British air raid in February 1945,

A pile of bodies before cremation in Dresden, 1945

Children's bodies after air raids on Dresden in 1945

Cremation of bodies after the air raids on Dresden in 1945

View from Dresden's town hall over the ruined city centre following Allied bombing, Dresden, after 13th February 1945, (b/w photo)

The bombing of Dresden by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Force (USAAF) took place between February 13 and February 15, 1945,

Dresden after the Allied bombing of 1945

Pan sculptures after the Allied bombing on February 13. 1945 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Postwar period - air raids on Dresden 1945

A man looks out of a burned-out factory in Dresden (Großmann Spezialmaschinen) at the ruins of the surrounding area. The old city of Dresden was almost completely destroyed during Allied air raids from February 12-15, 1945. The cultural monuments of the city center also fell into rubble. At the end of the war in May 1945, one third of all dwellings in Dresden had been destroyed. According to the latest historical research, up to 25,000 people died in the air raids. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]

Postwar period - reconstruction Dresden

A propaganda poster from the Council of the City of Dresden for reconstruction, undated photo after 1945. Symbolized is shown a man with a spade - the question "And you?" is addressed to those of the population who do not yet participate in the reconstruction. The Old Town of Dresden was almost completely destroyed during Allied air raids from 12-15 February 1945. The cultural monuments of the city center also fell into rubble. At the end of the war in May 1945, one third of all dwellings in Dresden had been destroyed. According to the latest historical research, up to 25,000 people died in the air raids. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]

Postwar - Destroyed Dresden 1945

Debris field in the Old Town of Dresden looking towards Neumarkt after the Allied air raids of February 12-15, 1945. The cultural monuments of the city center also fell into rubble. At the end of the war in May 1945, one third of all dwellings in Dresden had been destroyed. According to the latest historical research, up to 25,000 people died in the air raids. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]

World War II - Air raids on Dresden 1945

Up to 25,000 people lost their lives during the Allied air raids on the city of Dresden from February 12-15, 1945. The dead were transported by horse-drawn wagons and carts to public squares in the city for identification. Fearing epidemics, thousands of corpses were burned in the city's Altmarkt square in the days that followed. The ashes of the dead were later buried in cemeteries. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]

End World War II - Dresden 1945

A man pulls a fully packed ladder wagon, with a child walking beside him, across a repaired bridge in front of the ruins of Dresden's Old Town, undated photo from 1945. Allied air raids from Feb. 12-15, 1945, reduced historic Dresden to rubble. At the end of the war in May 1945, one third of all dwellings in Dresden were destroyed. Thousands of refugees from the former eastern territories also headed west via Dresden. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]

World War II - Dresden 1945

The aerial photograph of 16.02.1945 at 13.20. Clock shows smoke clouds over the destroyed Dresden city center on the banks of the Elbe after the air raids of Anglo-American bombers from 12-15.02.1945. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]

World War II - Air raids on Dresden 1945

Up to 25,000 people lost their lives during the Allied air raids on the city of Dresden from February 12-15, 1945. Fearing epidemics, thousands of corpses were burned in the city's Altmarkt square in the days that followed. The ashes of the dead were later buried in cemeteries. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]

Dresden 1945 - streetcar runs again

Walter Weidauer, First Mayor of Dresden, speaks on 14.07.1945 on the Postplatz in Dresden at the reopening of the continuous streetcar connection of line 22 from Hainsberg to Plauen (Planetteastraße) via Freital. The Anglo-American air raids of February 12-15, 1945 destroyed 75 percent of the overhead line network of the Dresden tramway. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv [automated translation]

Postwar - Destroyed Dresden 1945

The Old Town of Dresden was almost completely destroyed during Allied air raids from 12-15 February 1945. The cultural monuments of the city center also fell into rubble. At the end of the war in May 1945, one third of all dwellings in Dresden had been destroyed. According to the latest historical research, up to 25,000 people died in the air raids. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]

World War II - Air raids on Dresden 1945

The water basin and the Church of the Holy Cross at the Altmarkt in Dresden, undated photo from 1945. The Old Town of Dresden was almost completely destroyed during Allied air raids from February 12-15, 1945. The cultural monuments of the city center also fell into rubble. At the end of the war in May 1945, one third of all dwellings in Dresden had been destroyed. According to the latest historical research, up to 25,000 people died in the air raids. Photo: Fotoarchiv fuer Zeitgeschichte/Archiv - [automated translation]